Will Periscope and Other Live-Streaming Apps Kill the Cable TV Star?
Cable programmers have one more thing to worry about: the rise of a new crop of live-broadcasting stars on apps like Periscope and Meerkat
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Spotify’s New Push Into Video Content Reveals a Case of Netflix Envy
In the race to build successful (and lucrative) subscription businesses, video rules over audio content
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Verizon’s AOL Acquisition Sheds Light on ‘Over-The-Top’ Plan
As Verizon seeks to hang onto its TV viewers, the AOL deal allows the telcom giant to tap into advertising tech know-how
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‘Skinny Bundles?’ Big Media Preps for America’s Changing Cable Diet
The pressure is on pay-TV as viewing alternatives grow. Companies like Disney and Fox are still in cable’s corner, but they’re hedging their bets
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How Tech Entrepreneur Dave Goldberg Influenced Hollywood
From his innovations in the music industry to the YouTube ecosytem, TheWrap looks at the executive’s mark on media
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Why Hollywood Shouldn’t Use Mayweather-Pacquiao Fight To Indict Periscope
Piracy looms, but Periscope users are part of an active community, while pay-per-view events are largely “lean back” experiences
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Lionsgate Considered Starz Acquisition Before Stock Swap With John Malone
Starz’s valuation is one of the factors that kept a deal from happening, and now all eyes are on John Malone’s next move, insiders tell TheWrap
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How Justin Bieber, Floyd Mayweather Photos Are Paying Off One ‘Shot’ at a Time
“People can be themselves and not worry about what others think or say about them or about the pressures of how popular they are online,” Shots founder and CEO John Shahidi tells TheWrap
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How Apple’s Media Partners Prepped for the Launch of the Apple Watch
“If you think of your phone app as a latte, your watch app is a single espresso,” says Watchup CEO Adriano Farano
